u/Jasmine_Minerva

Does anyone on here get (or have previously received and remember how much $) Carer Payment AND Parental Leave Pay through Centrelink?

I’m confused by the amount my carer payment is apparently going to drop due to PLP income, because the amount they’re saying isn’t matching the amount I calculated based off the information on their website.

My calculations were never wrong when I calculated the CP payments while I had working income, so they are either giving me the wrong information about the amount or PLP isn’t calculated the same way, despite the website saying it acts the same as employment income (so they’re lying).

Thank you in advance!

Wondering if anyone has had issues with being paid PLP while on Carer payment? I’ve calculated what my carer payment should be based off their information on how the PLP income affects the CP, but the amount they are saying I will get after I run out of working credits is a lot less than it should be.

They sent a letter saying my future payments will drop to $298.97, but I calculated that I should still be getting around $497.85 (based on income limit of $380 before payments are affected and my pension payment dropping by 25c per dollar over that amount).

I’m partnered, getting ftb part a, carer payment and allowance, and now PLP as well. I don’t understand how their calculation is about $200 less than what it should be based on the information from their website.

Thank you in advance!

Wondering if anyone has had issues with being paid PLP while on Carer payment? I’ve calculated what my carer payment should be based off their information on how the PLP income affects the CP, but the amount they are saying I will get after I run out of working credits is a lot less than it should be.

They sent a letter saying my future payments will drop to $298.97, but I calculated that I should still be getting around $497.85 (based on income limit of $380 before payments are affected and my pension payment dropping by 25c per dollar over that amount).

I’m partnered, getting ftb part a, carer payment and allowance, and now PLP as well. I don’t understand how their calculation is about $200 less than what it should be based on the information from their website.

Thank you in advance!